I’m a big fan of my Midwestern home. Half way from everywhere in the contiguous US, we often choose road trips over flying. This past summer my family explored quite of bit of the land oft referred to as ‘fly over country’ – and discovered these 5 Midwest towns you must visit! 5 Incredible Midwest Towns […]

I have finally discovered why ‘Up North’ is so popular! If you live anywhere in the Midwest, but particularly Minnesota and Wisconsin, ‘Up North’ is a part of your vernacular that needs no explanation. For everyone else… ‘Up North’ can be found above 45° latitude and between 85° and 95º longitude. This is where the northern […]

We don’t visit many resorts in our travels, so when we do decide to visit one, we make sure it is a resort worth remembering. Though our stay at Chula Vista in Wisconsin Dells was short, the two huge waterparks, ‘hidden’ wavepool and comfortable golf villa made our stay memorable – and put it at […]

Last week I was able to surprise my girls with a getaway to the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. All they knew was that we were going to a hotel and there would probably be a pool. So they were understandably thrilled when they saw that there were not one but two waterparks […]

Back before we had kids, my husband and I took his 11-year-old nephew on a road trip through South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. We saw incredible sights… Devils Tower, Little Big Horn, Mount Rushmore, Wall Drug… but his favorite part of the trip? The hotel swimming pools. Really??? Doug and I were astounded and were […]

My sister, my brother, and their families took a vacation in the Wisconsin Dells. I hope you enjoy my “guest blogger”, her account of their trip and her advice. The kids’ ages at the time of this trip were 6, 5 & 4 years old. ~Jody We started out around 9:30 Am Sunday morning (from […]